The new Millau span across the Tarn River in France is the
tallest bridge in the world. Opening Thursday, a Yahoo
article states the bridge "was commissioned to open a new
north-south link between Paris and the Mediterranean and is
expected to relieve bottlenecks caused by trucks and
tourists headed to the Riviera."

Here's a New York Times article with a picture that can be
enlarged: http://tinyurl.com/62c46 (registration, required,
is free).